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DEPARTMENTS 10 PUBLISHER’S LETTER 66 SHAW’S VISION 14 TRENDS 70 SMALL SCALE 73 ASID PINNACLE AWARDS 16 FAB FINDS 18 STYLEMAKER - 5 UNDER 40 80 SPOTLIGHT 84 BEFORE & AFTER 26 ARTISAN 30 DELISH DISH 92 BRIGHT IDEA 34 CHEERS 94 CONNECT 104 CLASSIC OR CRAZE 62 DIRT

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FEATURES 38 COSMOPOLITAN IN CLAYTON Inspired by the city skyline, a homeowner adds a modern, glam flair o her newly built home.

46 A SANCTUARY FOR “CREATURES GREAT & SMALL”

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Phenomenally scenic and superbly designed, this custom residence in Wildwood is a haven for its many occupants.

54 WOODLAND WONDERLAND Wildwood homeowners have transformed their lush 23 acres into a haven for horses.

ON THE COVER PAGE 38 PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNE MATHEIS Wanting the entrance to have an impact, she elevated the gray walls by adding a subtle faux gray-lizard-skin-patterned wallpaper to the walls and a silver leaf wallcovering on the ceiling to give both surfaces texture and interest.

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ST. LOUIS HAS THE TALENT!

Photography by Colin Miller/Strauss Peyton

Here at the magazine we often find ourselves asking, what would our readership want to see? How do they like to peruse the magazine? With a cup of coffee in the morning? Or maybe with a glass of wine after dinner? How does it make them feel inspired, uplifted, relaxed? After every issue, I feel proud of St. Louis, and this issue was no different.

Sure, we are totally immersed in all aspects of the design industry, but to handpick fi e individuals under the age of 40 as standouts in the industry... Whew, that undertaking felt next to impossible! What does it take to be a young superstar? First, their peers or business acquaintances had to nominate them and share why they believed the young professional they submitted should receive the honor. We then contacted each nominee, shared the heartwarming news they had been nominated and requested each nominee to provide recent projects for review. The fact that a peer or even a boss would take the time to nominate a talented individual made each and every one a winner! And I couldn't have felt more proud of our rising stars at the photo shoot that unfolds on pages 18-24. You will really get to know them on our social media sites starting in October. Not only was this our first 5 Under 40 recognition to be revealed in print, but we also made a video at our photo shoot at The Caramel Room at Bissinger's. Start following our Facebook and Instagram accounts now so you won't miss it.

St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles is also honored to share the ASID Pinnacle Awards in this issue. Top interior design fi ms are recognized in 18 different categories showcasing outstanding work inside and outside the greater St. Louis area pages 73-78.

Congratulations ASID and our 5 Under 40 award winners. We tip our hat to all.

And did I tell you how proud I am of all the winners? Yes...I'm feeling it.

FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/STLHomesMag INSTAGRAM: stlhomesmag Suzie Osterloh Publisher/Owner

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3. Cinq design series, by Progress Lighting, available at Holt Lighting Depot.

4. Viola chest, available at SC Home.

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5. Tresillo fabric collection, by Harlequin, available at Design & Detail.

6. Lyons pendant, by Hudson Valley, available at Metro Lighting.

7. Merrill wallpaper, by Thibaut, available at LuLu Belles and Design & Detail.

8. Accordion chandelier, by Currey & Co., available at Metro Lighting.

9. 3-door chest, by Mariana Home, available at Wilson Lighting.

10. Embroidered decorative pillow, available at Savvy Surrounding Style.

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SLHL’S RISING

DESIGN STARS These five talented young professionals are the people to watch in St. Louis, producing some of the most innovative and exciting projects in town.

Edited by Melissa Mauzy Portrait Photography by Colin MIller/Strauss Peyton Location The Caramel Room at Bissingers

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TONY FRISELLA JR. Landscape Designer, Frisella Nursery Tony Frisella Jr. has worked for his family’s business since he could hold a shovel. Learning all there is to know about landscape design from his grandfather Frank Frisella, who founded the nursery in 1953, and his father Tony, who co-owns the business, Tony Jr. spent a decade in an unofficial field labor apprenticeship. Noticing a lack of quality landscape lighting options, he developed Frisella Outdoor Lighting in 2006 to enhance homeowners’ outdoor spaces while highlighting features of the nursery’s landscape designs. A few years later, Tony Jr. began designing for landscape under the direction and education of his father. Over the past eight years, Tony Jr. has developed a very distinct, natural, but balanced style and is k nown for his enthusiastic approach to design consultations. He excites his clients with his ability to maintain environmental integrity while creatively exceeding their vision.

Tony brings a perspective to landscape design that cannot be taught in a classroom.

SLHL: What has been the best compliment you've received in your career?

Tony: People often comment on my passion and energy when discussing projects. I have a tendency to get loud and excited when discussing plans, I am passionate about landscaping and it makes my customers excited as well.

SLHL: Tell us a story from your childhood where your creative design genius kicked in.

Tony: When I was 8 or 9 years old, my grandmother had a 900-square-foot blank spot in her yard where the grass was sparse under two pin oaks. I decided I wanted to landscape it, and my dad gave me a list of plants that would work. I selected the plants within those parameters and installed it myself. I stripped what was left of the sod and planted something along the lines of 12 boxwood, six azaleas, several perennials, two climbing hydrangea to climb the chain-link fence. I remember the temperature was in the 90s and my grandmother was yelling at me to come inside because it was hot.

Photography by Matt Ponsting of Peaks View LLC.

SLHL: What does it take to achieve a high level of success before 40?

Tony: Follow your PASSION, invest in the success of your team and have a daring vision for the future. Follow passion with enthusiasm, drive and intensity. Understand that adversity gives you strength and that in every setback there is an opportunity for growth.

SLHL: What is your favorite spot in St. Louis and why is it your favorite?

Tony: The Hill! Sono Italiano!!!

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MARTIN GOEBEL Furniture Designer, Goebel & Co. Furniture Martin Goebel is redefining the quality of American furniture through the use of traditional craft, considered design and modern manufacturing techniques. Goebel started his namesake business in 2010 after earning a BFA in studio fine arts from the University of Missouri, an MFA in furniture design from the Rhode Island School of Design and a master’s certifica e from a traditional European apprenticeship. Martin’s creative force can be seen at many local St. Louis establishments including Washington University, Urban Chestnut Brewing Company and many of the area’s leading restaurants. Now in its seventh year of business, Goebel & Co. crafts approximately 1,200 pieces of furniture annually and this fall opened a retail showroom in Maplewood.

SLHL: Please share an experience that was a major influence on your career decision.

Martin: I was 19 and in northern California. It was the last day of my apprenticeship in furniture craft. My teacher/mentor James Krenov, who was 83, saw me sitting behind the shop in a moment of refle tion. We butted heads for the previous year. He sat next to me and said, “I was hard on you because you have potential and time. I am an old man. All an old man wants is to be a young man again, to have more time. This is now your time."

SLHL: What was a project or experience that was a turning point in your career?

Martin: Our design and manufacturing of the beer hall at Urban Chestnut Brewing Company in The Grove back in 2013 was a major turning point. We placed nearly 70 pieces into the beer hall. It was the first time we were able to fully showcase/ implement our design and production capabilities. I designed the tables over three months and had the project in and out of our shop in six weeks.

Photography by Demond Meek.

SLHL: What does it take to achieve a high level of success before 40?

Martin: I always followed my own path. I didn’t let geographic location or financial benefi determine that path. At times it seemed illogical to others, but linear paths are boring and don’t yield unique results. I gained a lot of knowledge based on school and experience. Success is purely measured in my ability to continue following the path wherever it may take me.

SLHL: What is your favorite spot in St. Louis and why is it your favorite?

Martin: I like the old buildings and history. Reverence for the past is so important in designing for the future. To walk through an old building and understand choices made a hundred years earlier, choices that are still correct today...it’s a teachable moment. I try to take in as much knowledge as possible and mold it into my vision of the world. Our furniture is the physical manifestation of that vision.

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MIKE KINNIKEN Ironmonger, Eureka Forge Mike Kinnikin was born to be a craftsman, literally! At a very early age he learned the trade at his parent’s family-owned business Eureka Forge. He worked summers and weekends until he went to college. Mike has a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla. Upon graduation he turned down several job offers in order to join his father at Eureka Forge. When Mike’s father fell ill, he took over the company with the support of his parents and made it his goal to keep Eureka Forge moving forward. Mike has won numerous awards through the National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA), and he was recently nominated to a three-year term on their board of directors, a seat previously held by his father fi e years earlier.

SLHL: Please share an experience that was a major influen e on your career decision.

Mike: Out of college, I went to work for someone else. It was there that I realized I didn’t want to work behind a desk. I needed the ability to be creative and hands-on in my work.

SLHL: What has been the best compliment you've received in your career?

Mike: National Top Job Awards from my peers at the National Ornamental and Misc. Metals Association as well as recommendations and positive feedback from satisfied cus omers.

SLHL: Tell us a story from your childhood where your creative design genius kicked in.

Mike: I built a steel sculpture of a car when I was 12 years old.

It was the relative size of a power wheels car. I took parts off of a working power wheels car, added them on top of my sculpture and made it drivable.

SLHL: What is your favorite spot in St. Louis and why is it your favorite?

Mike: St. Louis Zoo. My daughter loves to see the animals and run from exhibit to exhibit. I enjoy the outdoors and animals as well, so the Zoo provides a wonderful bonding experience for us.

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RETTA LERITZ Interior Designer, Castle Design With every project, Retta Leritz combines an approachable sensibility with her refined aesthetic vision yielding exceptional results. She is a BFA graduate of Miami University’s department of architecture & interior design and has a background in illustration and product development. Retta has experience in both commercial and residential design, as well as soft and case good development. She has been featured in numerous publications and received several awards for her interior design and products. In 2017, Retta joined Castle Design full time. When she isn’t designing interiors, she is engrained in the community through her involvement with St. Louis Ballet, the St. Louis Art Museum and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Retta brings a unique, multifaceted approach to her creations through her keen talent for color and proportion.

Photography by Alise O'Brien.

Photography by Suzy Gorman.

SLHL: Please share an experience that was a major influen e on your career decision.

Retta: On the first day of my first internship in New York just about anything and everything that could go wrong did, from failed tasks to missed trains. That evening, I spoke with my parents who questioned whether I wanted to return home, as I was a mess of tears. I exclaimed that while difficult I loved every minute. That day is still a constant reminder that sometimes the path I take will be challenging, but if I continue to do something about which I am passionate, that spirit will prevail.

SLHL: What was a project or experience that was a turning point in your career?

Retta: In 2003, on a whim I created a stationery company that quickly grew to a national best seller, celebrated in some of the biggest media publications. I was green to the process, essentially figu ing things out as I went. It proved to me – and continues to remind me – that anything is possible as long as I put in the effort and believe in product, the project and myself.

SLHL: What does it take to achieve a high level of success before 40?

Retta: As cliché as it may be, I believe success boils down to a great work ethic and individual thinking. I am passionate about my work and thinking beyond trends, but also about the service and dedication I give to my clients.

SLHL: What is your favorite spot in St. Louis and why is it your favorite?

Retta: St. Louis is lucky to have world-renowned, creative institutions, including our Saint Louis Art Museum, which is undeniably my favorite spot in town. From the numerous masterpieces to the smell of the galleries, I love every inch. I try to escape there every now and again to find inspiration and remind myself of the talents that exist.

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THOMAS WALL Architect, Mitchell Wall Architecture & Design Tom Wall became an owner of Mitchell Wall Architecture & Design in 2011. He is responsible for design and implementation as well as strategic planning. Tom is a registered architect, a member of AIA and certified with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. He received a bachelor of arts from Cornell University in Ithica, NY, and holds his post-professional master of architecture from the University of Kansas School of Architecture. Tom has traveled extensively through central and eastern Europe, which has contributed to his design aesthetic. While abroad, Tom spent six months studying furniture design and fabrication as well as Scandinavian architecture in Copenhagen. He has won numerous awards, and some of his top public projects include the Whittemore House at Washington University and Parigi restaurant. Tom is an active board member of the Haven of Grace and is currently the co-chair for the upcoming St. Louis Public Library Gala.

SLHL: What has been the best compliment you've received in your career?

Tom: A prominent St. Louisan recently tasked me to design his mausoleum to be built in Bellefontaine Cemetery. A person trusting you to design their home is a huge responsibility, but being asked to design their family's final place of rest for generations to come is just about as flat ering as you can get. Especially when it is going to be in such a historic and picturesque place as Bellefontaine.

SLHL: Tell us a story from your childhood where your creative design genius kicked in.

Tom: When I was in first grade, I constructed a scale model of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre using only photographs and drawings from the encyclopedia. It was highly detailed, complete with canted stage, benches and even a set. I was always building planned and detailed snow forts or turning my room into a giant spider web that would support a child's weight using only my mother's really expensive yarn and some carefully placed furniture and push pins.

SLHL: What does it take to achieve a high level of success before 40?

Tom: The faster you want to go in a career, the more risks you have to be willing to take. I have taken any number of very large calculated risks in the last seven years: be it from paying for the newest technologies to taking on jobs that might be beyond my scope of comfort. But with great risk comes great reward.

SLHL: What is your favorite spot in St. Louis and why is it your favorite?

Tom: I am an absolute maniac for historic architecture in St. Louis. I love to imagine the way the city used to look around the turn of the 20th century. One of my favorite places is Grand Center. I love the grandeur of The Fox Theatre, the delicate nature of The Continental Building and the duplicity between Powell's exterior and interior.

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By Kellie Hynes Photography by Colin Miller/Strauss Peyton

Zack Smithey’s art is work in process. A piece starts as an idea, corralled on the clipboard that is always within his reach. The thought percolates until Smithey is inspired to express it. He studies the results. Adjusts his technique. And repeats. Over and over, with each painting, sculpture and even his shipping-container home representing a single point in Smithey’s personal, non-linear, art education.

“I’m more focused on the ‘how’ of the art process than the ‘what’,” Smithey says. “I want to learn a much as I can while I’m here.” He learns by doing, exploring materials and techniques in work that lends itself to series.

Smithey’s portraits of horses, Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln and Audrey Hepburn all start with a single iconic image. Smithey then evolves the image in a myriad of styles, from photorealist to abstract, using materials as varied as oil-based enamel paint and highway-grade refle tive glass beads.

“I keep the subject the same because that’s the conduit that allows people to make a quick connection. They say, ‘Oh, that’s a horse.’ Then they can be

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drawn in to whatever [technique] is happening in that piece,” Smithey says.

Smithey strives for artistic growth. “I leave a lot of products in my wake as I keep moving forward,” he laughs. While each work is a progression from the last, Smithey is tender and appreciative about his past pieces. He noted that the processes he has explored in previous compositions often work their way into new. For example, Smithey recently completed a commissioned portrait of Jay Z, using a technique he learned while working in set design for the MUNY many years ago.

“Everything is an evolution. People will ask me how long a piece took to paint, and I’ll say 35 years.” Which is, perhaps, why Smithey’s pieces are in the moment, with the depth of a lifetime.

Smithey’s work can be viewed at the Houska Gallery in the Central West End, and on Instagram @zacksmitheyfinea t.co.

To inquire about a painting or a commissioned work, email zachary.smithey@gmail.com. See www.stlouishomesmag.com for more photos and resources.

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Cielo’s Executive Chef Gian Nicola Colucci paints a picture on the plate with colorful dishes that dazzle first the yes, then the palate.

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meal at the Four Seasons Hotel’s rooftop Cielo Restaurant and Bar offers diners a veritable sensory overload—and we’re not just talking about the stunning panoramic views of Downtown and The Gateway Arch. Order from Executive Chef Gian Nicola Colucci’s menu, and you may find ourself as transfi ed by what’s on your plate as what twinkles along the skyline.

Colucci, a native of Italy, was reared on farm-to-table foods, dining on scratch-made dishes composed from ingredients that grew just steps from the family kitchen. Early on, he learned the value of fully ripened produce, unprocessed foods and a good measure of visual appeal.

“Color is really important; I believe in color in the plate. I use different produce to bring a lot of colors to the plate,” he says. “Everything has to be fresh and really sparkling on the plate. If it doesn’t look nice, it doesn’t taste nice.”

Even a vegan plate can be deceptively complex.

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oven, another to be roasted or grilled, another pureed or artfully cut and served raw, with each approach intended to bring out each product’s most vivid fl vor, texture and color.

Chef Colucci’s philosophy of color, freshness and fl vor is on full, Technicolor display in the Tonnarelli Neri, a dish from Turin where he was born and inspired by his time working in Venice.

The square spaghetti is colored a shocking black from the squid ink that’s so popular in the region and punctuated with red ripe tomatoes and green anchovies. A bright prosecco reduction brings that fl vor “sparkle” he requires. “It’s got the red, white and black, and it’s beautiful. People love it.”

Colucci has also brought with him his family tradition of using the best of what’s local and seasonal and growing or making as much as he can on-site. His hands-on approach to every ingredient gives him control over every hue in each dish, every nuanced fl vor within it and the presentation that pleases all the senses one by one. Breads, pastries, pastas and prep work are done in-house. Butchering is as well, and Colucci grows his own herbs and microgreens, so they’re always on hand and picked just as they’re needed.

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Compressed Butternut Squash with Orange Beets, Burrata Cheese and Fresh Parsley Sauce.

“In this way,” he explains, “it becomes kind of a school for everyone who comes to work here to learn everything from beginning to end.”

Want to try a number of creations from Colucci’s kitchen at once? In addition to food service seven days a week, Cielo hosts Sunday brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Foodies can also attend special events, including cooking classes with Chef Colucci and others, special festivals and holiday dinners.

Information about these events are available on Cielo’s website, CieloStLouis.com.

See www.stlouishomesmag.com for more information.

Join us!

COOKING SCHOOL with CIELO'S WHERE: AUTCOhome,1694 Larkin Williams Rd., Fenton, MO 63026 WHEN: Wednesday, October 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

COST: $35 per person RSVP by calling 636-230-9640, ext. 27 or EMAIL bosterloh@stlouishomesmag.com *Seating is limited.

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Chef Colucci will demonstrate four sensational dishes highlighting color, freshness and fl vor at the October Cooking School on Wednesday,

Oct. 4, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at AUTCOhome.

THE COOKING SCHOOL MENU Compressed Butternut Squash with Orange Beets, Burrata Cheese and Fresh Parsley Sauce: Chef Colucci cures the squash with salt and herbs, marinates it with oil and garlic, and cooks it sous vide under pressure. It’s served alongside the beets and cheese with parsley sauce. “It’s really romantic, and of course, it has a lot of color.”

Wine pairing: Count Karolyi Gruner Veltliner Seared Monkfish: A robust and muscular fish, monkfish can become chewy when not properly cooked. For this dish, Colucci wraps it in pancetta, sears it, then finishes it the oven. It’s topped with red cabbage and served with sweet potato. Wine pairing: Bodegas Muriel Blanco Winter Roots with Goat Cheese Cream: This composition of several local winter roots is not as simple as it sounds. Each root is cooked differently to enhance natural fl vors and colors (grilled and baked heirloom carrots, raw yellow beets, oven roasted green beets, seared radishes), served with goat cheese cream, spicy mint oil and toasted almonds.

Wine pairing: EQ Coastal Sauvignon Blanc Chocolate Sensation: Dessert is decadent layers of dark chocolate sponge cake, chocolate mousse, a frozen white chocolate bar and hazelnut chocolate mousse. It’s topped with pistachio foam and a brilliant red raspberry heart. Wine pairing: Quinta do Vollado 10-Year Tawny Port

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White wines reign supreme in this fall-focused feast.

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ere we are in fall and you’re probably scratching your head thinking, “why are we talking about white wines as the foliage is in its full Technicolor splendor and the temperatures are dropping about as quickly as the leaves?”

Aside from smashing the old adages that one should drink white wines only in hot summer weather and red wines to warm the body against winter’s chill, the dishes that talented Chef Gian Nicola Colucci from Cielo, at the top of St. Louis’ Four Seasons Hotel, has created work especially well with white wines from different grapes grown in radically different parts of the world.

A really inventive twist using a number of foods that have become staples of most restaurant menus – butternut squash, beets, burrata cheese (mozzarella with cream in the middle) – become an appetizer of compressed butternut squash with orange beets and burrata

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with a fresh parsley sauce drizzled over it all.

Quite a number of tastes – sweet, salty, creamy, earthy – on one plate. The chef recommends the unique Eastern European grape, Gruner Veltliner, that has typical flavors of lemon, pepper and spices. While likely native to Austria, Gruner is now planted in many parts of the world, from Australia to many colder-weather parts of the United States, like New York State’s Finger Lakes wine region in the Northwestern part of the Empire State, much closer to Canada (and Missouri) than to New York City.

A fine example of the wine, and very reasonably priced, is Count Karolyi Gruner Veltliner, grown and produced right next door to Austria in Hungary’s Pannon wine region.

The cultivation of grapes in this middle part of the country go back to Roman times and, though known primarily for big reds, the Gruners from this region are almost textbook in their expression of the grape, and therefore

perfect complements for the flavors cited in the above creative starter.

I suppose we are getting a little more traditional by serving white wine with fish, but the challenge is which white wine can stand up to the smoked bacon, red cabbage and sweet potatoes that have been added to monkfish. In fact, the monkfish is wrapped in the smoked bacon prior to cooking, so the rich, salty, smoky flavors of the bacon are quite prominent in the dish.

Like Hungary, another country not really known for white wines is Spain. The red grape Tempranillo is “El Rey” (the King), especially in the country’s famed Rioja wine region. But the white knight from that region is the native Viura grape (also known as Macabeo). It has enough acidity to stand up to rich foods, and a combination of fruit and floral notes that smooth out the smoke while not overwhelming the fish’s subtle flavors. There are not many Viura

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varietal wines to be found in the U.S., so St. Louis wine-lovers are particularly blessed that Bodegas Muriel’s Blanco is on retail shelves…also at very gentle prices (under $15).

While the two white varietals above are not all that well known, the next grape chosen, to accompany an unusual melange of vegetables, cheese and nuts, makes one of the most popular white wines in the world.

Sauvignon Blanc is grown in pretty much all of the fine wine regions of the world and is considered the grape that brought fame and fortune to the New Zealand wine industry. While most New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs have the distinctive grapefruit and herbaceous nose and palate, the same grape from other countries, like Chile’s western coastal area of Casablancas, are usually filled with tropical fruit fl vors and a fresh, almost saline, composition.

We’ve paired one of the most respected of these Chilean Sauvignon Blancs, EQ Coastal Sauvignon Blanc with the composition of local winter root vegetables with a goat cream cheese, spicy mint oil and toasted almonds. The spicy mint oil is the key to why EQ Coastal is such a good match for the dish. It quickly reveals a crisp minerality that, combined with the saline notes captured by the sea breezes from a coast only a few miles from the vineyards, battles in one’s mouth to a satisfying draw with the heat of the oil, releasing the mint’s cooling properties even as it’s stimulating the quieter almonds and goat cream cheese.

I think I’ve proved my point that it’s not the temperatures outside, but the tastes of the dishes being served that should inspire what one drinks. And, the finale of this feast, a dessert called Chocolate Sensation, is a coda to above lesson learned above. When faced with a chocolate dish, I’m afraid I have to sneak in one red wine, albeit fortified and irresistibly sweet. There are many excellent reasons why Port wine, especially tawny ports that are identified by the years spent ageing in oak barrels (10, 20, 30 or 40 years), are fabulous with chocolate. The typical aromas and fl vors of dried fruits, candies (like pralines and orange confit), and tobacco are often paired with chocolate itself as desserts and even the many gourmet chocolate bars in various exotic fl vors now on the market. So, of course a sip of a wine with those flavor characteristics is going to be heavenly in your mouth after a bite of one of the three different chocolate desserts that make up the dish.

There are many great aged tawny ports on the market, and not all of them these days are coming from Portugal.

But, if you can find the adorable squat glass bottle that houses Quinta do Vallado’s 10 Year Tawny Port, from one of the oldest and most storied Portuguese wineries in the Douro Valley, grab it and your favorite chocolate dessert (or even a hunk of England’s famed Stilton Cheese) and savor it while you contemplate the wonders of your “white night” of wine. See www.stlouishomesmag.com for more information.

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Opposite page: The walls of the entry are enhanced with the addition of a subtle faux, gray-lizard-skin-patterned wallpaper and a silver leaf wallcovering on the ceiling. This page: Riley always wanted a round dining table, so this glass-topped table with an antique mirror bottom is the perfect fit. The homeowner loves to mix metals in a room, so the champagne-framed dining chairs mix well with the dramatic chain chandelier.

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Inspired by the city skyline, a homeowner adds a modern, glam flair to her newl built home.

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Claudia Riley never imagined that moving just a few miles down the road from her former Ladue residence to her newly built home in downtown Clayton would have such a different feel. “When the sun goes down and the lights come on, it feels so cosmopolitan,” she says. The gorgeous city skyline, with its high-rise buildings, inspired her to go for a totally different style than she was used to. The home and its Clayton location called for something more modern with glitzy touches. A style she describes as cosmopolitan…“something you’d see in New York.”

Riley grew up in the Clayton/U City area and her parents owned a dance studio in Clayton, so for her this home purchase feels like she is coming back home. But finding her home wasn’t exactly a walk in Shaw Park.

On a Monday she just started driving around the area looking for new-construction homes.

“I think it was the only new one left in Clayton,” she explains. “And I liked the looks of it. I could tell it was well built.” Riley toured the home on Tuesday and by Wednesday put in a contract.

Beyond its prime location, she loved how much beautiful light splashed throughout the home as well as the archways. Tom Zupon of Zupon Construction was about 95 percent done with the building process when Riley put in her contract. He purchased the 60-year-old home that previously occupied the lot and tore it down. Not just a builder, Zupon also holds a real estate license through RedKey Realty, which helped facilitate the sale of the property.

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Opposite page: The homeowner wanted the living room to have a more-formal look yet still remain comfortable. She always tries to hide the TV when possible, and the mirrored-cabinet is an elegant and stylish was to conceal the electronics. This page, top: Modern glitzy touches in the living room include the mirrored black-and-white prints and sumptuous faux-fur throw. This page, bottom: A console table and mirror from Wilson Lighting mix woods with the mirrored texture for a casual yet chic feel.

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amounts of limestone on the exterior and a raised balcony on the second story. Also unique to the property, a four-car underground garage is tucked under the back yard. Eighty percent of the space above the garage is grass and yard, making for a nice sized outdoor space for a Clayton home.

On the interior, Zupon wanted to keep the home really open.

“A signature of my houses is the detailed trim work,” he says. “Lots of rounded entryways into every room with beautiful trim around each.” He also pushes for higher ceilings whenever possible with this residence boasting 10-foot ceilings on the main and lower levels and 9-foot on the second story.

With all finishes already selected like the gray walls, dark wood, light cabinets and glass tile, Riley only had to focus on the furnishings and accessories to make this house her home. “What Claudia did with the home is incredible,” Zupon says.

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Riley prides herself in the search for the right furnishings and accessories. “I obsess and scour places until I find what I like,” she explains. Some of her favorite shops to visit include Wilson Lighting, Rusted Chandelier, Ken Miesner’s Flowers and Warson Woods Antique Gallery. Her former residence had more of an Old World/French country feel. She went for a complete style swap in the Clayton home with a more modern approach and touches of glitz with a few rustic pieces thrown in.

Before she moved in, the homeowner enlisted the help of longtime friend and interior designer Marilyn Hanish of Stafford Design. The two bonded more than 25 years ago over a love of horses and home design. “Marilyn has a great sense of style and we gravitate toward the same things,” Riley explains. Hanish was involved from the beginning and lent her professional hand in selecting many of the furnishings and accessories in the home, but her expertise truly shined in adding

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Opposite page: The homeowner loves the two-tone cabinetry and gray tones in the kitchen.

This page, top: Purchased from Rusted Chandelier, the gold bar cart showcases a variety of accessories. The blue-and-white scheme is continued in the drapery, pillows and vase.

This page, bottom: In the open kitchen/hearth space, Riley mixed aspects of the more formal living and dining rooms but with a more casual feel.

the unique finishing details like wallpapers, draperies and ceililng treatments. “I prefer to treat the entire home never to forget the walls nor the ceiling or to dress the windows with beautiful fabrics and detailed hardware.”

The entry foyer is a perfect example of Hanish’s detailed designs.

Wanting the entrance to have an impact, she elevated the gray walls by adding a subtle faux gray-lizard-skin-patterned wallpaper to the walls and a silver leaf wallcovering on the ceiling to give both surfaces texture and interest. Then, in the actual foyer, which connects the living and dining rooms, she commissioned an artist to paint the ceiling in a shade of gray with a circle of silver-leaf paint. A beautiful black-and-white cowhide rug has touches of silver leaf throughout to tie everything together.

Having only brought a few special furnishings from her previous home, Riley basically started from scratch when it came to furniture

and accessories. She started first in the living room and hearth room before moving upstairs to the bedrooms. It is important to her that the more formal spaces like the dining room and living room have a more elegant look.

While more formal that the hearth, Riley still wanted the living room to have a comfortable feel where she, her children and guests could come in and put their feet up. The furnishings and décor in the space are contemporary with touches of pizazz, like the mirrored black-and-white prints, hide-on-hair ottoman and zebra-print rocker. “I’m a sucker for hides and fur,” Riley says with a laugh. She layers the elements over more traditional fabrics and leather to add an extra element of texture.

In the dining room, Riley knew she wanted a round, glass-top table with an antique mirror bottom. “We spent a lot of time making this space just right,” Riley says. The designer and homeowner finally decided on a glass table with mirrored pedestal purchased from KDR STLOUISHOMESMAG.COM

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Designer Showrooms. Chairs with a champagne frame and black velvet seat from Wilson Lighting were the perfect complement to the table, plus Riley loves to mix metals in a space.

Since the dining room is located in the front of the house, Riley and Hanish needed to come up with a solution for window treatments that would allow natural light but still give some privacy to the room. Riley relied on Hanish, who dreamed up a creative solution that is so glamorous. She took two different Kravet Couture fabrics, a gray silk with refle tive Swaroski crystals and a hand-woven gray silk satin macramé-styled weaving with sequin detail, and created a unique dual panel design. “It is so cool how the light is diffused th ough without blocking any of it out,” Riley says.

The adjoining kitchen and hearth room complete the main living level.

Riley made minimal changes as the kitchen cabinetry, tile and counters were already selected and installed upon purchasing the home. She did add additional cabinetry in the form of a desk and pantry space using the same Beck/Allen cabinetry as Zupon.

An antique sofa table made by her great-grandfather and passed down through the generations serves as her kitchen table and divides the kitchen from the hearth room. “The hearth is a good mix of aspects of the more formal living and dining rooms with a more casual feel,” Riley explains.

She chose a blue-and-white theme for its timeless look, which is found in the draperies, accent pillows and accessories. “I used blue in my previous home and loved it, but this time I went for a heavier, strong blue. Like a navy/cobalt,” Riley explains.

The second level includes a guest bedroom, which continues the blue-and-white theme, a moroccan-inspired bedroom for her her college-aged daughter and the master suite, which Riley says is her sanctuary. A little less cosmopolitan and a little more French-y, as she explains, the master suite features a mirrored bench, fur pillows and throw and an antique replica altar table by Tara Shaw from Louisiana.

The piece de resistance in the bedroom is the exquisitely detailed ceiling.

Hanish designed the trompe l’oeil to imitate detailed molding on the cove ceiling. “The results are fabulous and elevate the room with all of its rich details in the silk drapery, detailed drapery hardware, French chandelier, taupe velvet headboard and sumptuous bedding,” Hanish says describing the room.

With the help of Hanish and the experience under her belt from decorating her previous residence built just three years ago, Riley says the decorating process has been surprisingly easy despite totally changing her style.

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This page, top: The blue-and-white theme is continued in the guest bedroom, which is finished o with chrome details. This page, bottom: The treatment by Claude Breckwoldt imitates detailed molding on the cove ceiling.

Opposite page: Riley purchased the antique replica altar table from Louisiana.

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Phenomenally scenic and superbly designed, this custom residence in Wildwood is a haven for its many occupants.

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Designed by Hardesty Homes, the main house, garages and stable are all architecturally consistent. The crisp black-and-white color scheme emphasizes, rather than distracts from, the complex’s lush wooded surroundings and attractive landscaping by Chesterfield Valley Nursery.

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hisper-quiet, the gates glide open revealing an absolute wonderland – 23 acres of natural woods and impeccably manicured grounds. To the left are the expansive main house and a huge detached garage, to the right a large stable, all architecturally consistent and crisp in black and white. The owner stands a short distance up the drive, consulting a handheld that’s essential to her busy daily schedule. Somewhat startled by our early arrival, she says there are a few chores to complete in the “barn” before beginning the house tour.

It was, in fact, the perfect place to start. Beautifully appointed inside and out, the 9-stall stable is an integral part of this magnificent suburban ranch. Moving from stall to stall, opening gates to the dry runs and refreshing the hay nets, the owner explains her lifelong devotion to animal rescue.

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“We’re a very casual family, and we wanted something ‘country-ish’ and charming, not ostentatious” Once mistreated or abandoned, occupants of the ranch now lead a privileged life. The owner describes the assemblage, which currently includes 11 miniature horses, two mini-donkeys, two Haflinger , three “noisy” Shelties, one “perfect” Golden Retriever, one “gorgeous” cat, two parakeets, four cockatiels (one adopted at age 15), and an “adorable” bunny that reigns as queen of the household and has her own room!

Even purchase of the property was an act of preservation by the owners. After raising their three children on another sizable spread in Wildwood, the couple planned to stay in the area, but wanted to build a custom home with a bit more space. They found the gloriously wooded tract in late 2012 and snapped it up immediately, saving it from future subdivision.

Site development was a major undertaking. Underbrush was removed and the trees thinned out, allowing them to flou ish; an unobtrusive trail system was cut through the woods; and workers were cautioned not to disturb any nests or animal habitats during the process.

With so much acreage available, the couple’s plans grew substantially, as well. Hardesty Homes was chosen to design/build the house and various other structures – a project that proved uniquely challenging, yet satisfying, for both the builder and the homeowners. “We’re a very casual family, and we wanted something ‘country-ish’ and charming, not ostentatious,” says the wife.

Conceptualized by CEO Brett Hardesty and in-house designer Steve Koskela, the residence combines the steeply pitched roof and dormers

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Opposite page top: Padded custom niches flan ing the great room fi eplace allow the dogs to enjoy “family time.” Bottom: Whitewashed, basket-weave bar stools provide seating for the expansive marble peninsula that delineates the open island kitchen. Bold black cabinetry with chrome-and-crystal hardware complements the kitchen’s striking décor. This page: A traditionally-styled gas fi eplace warms the coffered “cozy room,” which combines a comfy kiwi-green sofa with a vintage coffee table, vivid original abstract and a whimsical ceramic moose head.

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typical of Cape Cod styling with a columned Plantation porch that extends the full width. The floor plan is free-fl wing, functional and well-suited to the family’s lifestyle, with fi e bedrooms and 7,600 square feet of space on the main and finished l wer levels.

Set at an angle, the attached fi e-car garage is accessible from either a breezeway or the interior. A detached two-story garage brackets the opposing wing, completing the architectural tableau and providing a total of 16 spaces for the husband’s prized car collection.

Beyond her roles as a mom, animal advocate and physical fitness instructor, the owner has a passion for interior design and readily admits to being “an HGTV addict.” Loving vivid color and a variety of styles, she’d assembled a thick notebook of décor ideas and established a neutral background palette for the new home, with wide-plank, light maple floo ing and “Shabby Chic,” a warm taupe-y color, for the walls throughout.

Most of the furniture from their previous home was consigned to the lower level, and she wanted a “different look” for the main level, with an emphasis on comfort. Scouring estate sales, small shops, and Fleur De Chic for vintage pieces, she created a remarkably appealing blend of furnishings that range from vintage to modern.

For example, the “cozy room” off the foyer is used primarily for TV viewing and mixes a vintage coffee table with a clean-lined, kiwi-green sofa, whimsically topped by a ceramic moose head.

Glass shelves displaying memorabilia line the traditionally-styled gas fireplace, and above the mantel is a colorful abstract painting. Across the foyer, the dining room is highly formal, with their previously owned Drexel Heritage mahogany table, sideboard and gold-leafed chairs set on a classic floral/medallion rug. For a touch of “something unexpected,” she added contemporary crystal pendant lights and an oversize round mirror that’s actually a clock.

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Left: Crystal pendant lighting and a mirrored wall clock add a contemporary touch to the formal dining room, furnished with the couple’s previously owned mahogany dining ensemble and sideboard. Right: Overlooking the deck, the great room is centered by a curved aubergine sectional and dolphin-based Wyland coffee table, set on a sculpted area rug. Artfully blending styles, the owner filled the niche to the right with a vintage side table and dramatic abstract canvas.

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Left: Soft earth tones create a tranquil ambience for the master bedroom. For a touch of shimmer, the wall surrounding the see-through fi eplace is blanketed in clear glass tiles with diamond dust grout and a furry rug and accent pillows add texture. The ultimate dog bed, the plush bench was custom-made for the family’s beloved pets. Right: The master bath revolves around a spectacular platform tub, under-lit, encased in Sea Pearl granite, and topped with a water lily acrylic, commissioned from Florida artist Michael Kuseske.

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Family central, the great room overlooks an open-air deck and adjoins a three-season sunroom, thoroughly enjoyed by the resident birds. The great room soars to 17 feet and is dominated by a curved modern sectional, upholstered in a luscious aubergine. The circular Wyland coffee table is beveled glass supported by a bronze dolphin sculpture. Like most of the original artwork in the home, this piece was created by a Florida artist. And proving that “family” includes their beloved animals, padded niches were built on either side of Calcutta marble-fronted fi eplace where the dogs can lounge in comfort.

A U-shaped marble peninsula with farmhouse sink and overhang defines the spacious open kitchen, which is centered by an island topped in Azul Macaubus granite. Bold black cabinetry, subtly accented with pinstripes that match the maple flooring, complements the stainless appliances. For another “something unexpected,” the cabinets are fitted with glittering chrome-and-crystal hardware.

Extending from the kitchen, the breakfast area showcases a custom-made mirrored table, black-and-ivory striped chairs and bench seating, and a charming vintage wall clock.

Far more serene, the deeply coffered master bedroom is done in soft earthen tones, and the see-through fi eplace wall is faced in clear tiles with diamond dust grout. Custom bedding blankets the Ethan Allen bed; a custom bench provides a place for the dogs to snooze; and the window seat, upholstered in lime green, adds a pop of color. The lavish master bath showcases a dramatic, under-lit platform tub, encased in Sea Pearl granite and set against a free-standing wall that backs to a large glass-enclosed shower.

With characteristic generosity, the owners decided not to screen the property with massive amounts of privacy landscaping, so that neighbors and drive-bys could continue to enjoy the scenic views. Although well-fenced for security, the sanctuary is easily visible from the road, which explains the notes and small gifts often left in the mailbox, thanking them for their rescue efforts and for preserving the beauty of the land.

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WOODLAND WONDERLAND Wildwood homeowners have transformed their lush 23 acres into a haven for horses.

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The 23 acres that border Wild Horse Creek Road defy an easy description. There is a massive, white house with wide, welcoming front steps that graces the land with a lovely, hospitable, Southern ambiance. Surrounding the house are lush plantings of flowering shrubs and native plants that soften the hardscape, particularly in back of the home.

That’s where an outdoor kitchen, hot tub, fireplace and waterfall surround a shimmering swimming pool. Embracing the pool, a lush green pool “deck,” composed of incredibly lifelike artificial turf, ties the pool into the adjacent rolling, grassy hillside just beyond the wrought-iron fencing surrounding the pool.

But there is much more to the expansive landscape than the house and pool. Veer to the right on the pea-gravel driveway just past the gates to the property and two classic, cupola-topped white buildings come into focus. Both are fronted with balustrade-lined verandas, and they are more important to the

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Counter clockwise: Lacey hydrangeas decorate the lush landscape; perennial geraniums (purple) frame the stairway to the pool and the out door kitchen. Bandit (dog), backed by a large clump of purple loosestrife stands watch on the artificial turf that surrounds the pool.

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story of this special property than the house itself. Bearing a resemblance to buildings at the Kentucky Derby’s Churchill Downs, the larger structure is home to 15 rescue horses, 13 of which are mini horses. All live in gleaming, neat-as-a-pin, luxurious quarters rivaling those in which Anheuser Busch stables its pampered Clydesdales. The charming, smaller structure provides storage for the healthy grains and hay the horses enjoy.

Lovely woodland separates the house from the stable. To provide less arduous walking through a tree-filled ravine, an arched bridge, springing upwards from a landscape of flowering shrubs, spans the gap and ties the human and animal residences together. Walking and riding trails fan out from the stable and the house so that both people and animals can enjoy every corner of the property.

The story of how all this came to be begins with the homeowner, who grew up in Creve Coeur and since childhood has had a love of animals and horses in particular. “I had a horse,” she explains. “My sister had a horse. We had dogs and cats and guinea pigs. If you grow up with all that, you tend to want to keep it up.”

She passed her love of horses along to her now-grown daughter who began riding at the age of seven and now rides competitively. “I still have her first pony,” the homeowner emphasizes.

“We are the kind of people who make a lifelong commitment to animals.”

In 2013, rather than board their horses, the homeowner and her husband purchased enough land off Wild Horse Creek Road to accommodate their family of both people (including two sons in addition to their daughter) and animals. Two years ago they moved everyone into their current homes. “We had plenty of room in the barn, and my daughter suggested we get some miniature horses,” the homeowner recalls. (Mini horses by rough definition measure less than 34-38 inches in height as measured at the last hairs of the mane, found at the withers or highest part of the back.) “We got our first two and then things kind of snowballed.”

There are plenty of opportunities to rescue “minis,” the homeowner explains. “They have become my ‘thing.’ People tend to buy them because they are cute but they are every bit as much work as a big horse. They can be more work due to the way their digestive systems work. You can’t ride them if you weigh more

Top to bottom: An arched bridge unites the house and the stable; a column of boxwood stands guard by the charming building used to store food for the horses; each stall has indoor and outdoor access.

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than 51 pounds. The first two we rescued were two years old and had four owners in those two years.”

About six weeks after the homeowner purchased her first minis, “the lady we bought them from called me,” she recalls. “She was at an auction and there was a (mini) mare there with her baby and they were going to separate them. I hated the idea of separating a four-month-old baby from the mom. I told her I would outbid anyone else if she could drive them here. The auction was about fi e hours away. Shortly after they got here, I realized the mom was losing her eyesight. Since then she has lost her eyesight. Now, she is my girl,” she added brushing away a tear, noting that the mare reacts to the sound of her voice and is extremely affectionate. “I can hardly talk about her without crying.”

Then, there was the mini-sighting on a highway. “My daughter was starting Mizzou and my son was attending a camp at Truman State. I was doing a lot of driving between the two. We kept seeing a mare, always standing by a fence. My daughter did some detective work and found out who owned the mare and we made arrangements to buy her,” the homeowner relates.

There was, however, another (mini) horse in the same pasture standing behind a gate, the homeowner adds. “My husband suggested we buy both horses, who were destined to be pony rides and at an amusement park, and name the first one Sophie. When I asked him why Sophie, he said because I wouldn’t have to make a “Sophie’s Choice,” referencing the novel and later movie where a mother is forced to make an unbearable choice between her two children at a holocaust camp.

After they arrived, the homeowner continued, I noticed that Sophie kept getting bigger. I asked the vet to come out. She did an ultrasound and “we discovered we had a baby coming our way. My daughter was so excited. She said we needed to tell Dad and get a cake. Knowing that both horses had been in the same pasture, I asked the vet to take a look at her sister before

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she left. She did another ultrasound and said, ‘You better get two cakes.’” The second baby was born one month after the first Then, there was the rescue of the mini with a bad foot and the call from the Humane Society involving a horse rescue with minis, bringing the total to 13. “The proverbial inn is now full; we have no more room,” the homeowner says.

The homeowner, a Master Gardener, is hands on with all phases of the care for the horses and green space; “It is just good being outdoors. I don’t know the last time I had a manicure,” she says laughing. However, they do have help with the demands of their property and needs of their four-legged family. “My husband is a gem,” she says. “He did not grow up with a lot of animals, but he knows this is what I love. Almost every day I say, ‘Do you want to go up to the barn with me?’ and he does. We talk about what is going on and the animals.”

Although the homeowners want to keep their names private, they want to share their love of the horses with the community. “I’m always happy to have kids come over and get close and learn more about the animals. When we did the landscaping, I didn’t want to be hidden from the road. I wanted a place that people loved driving by. We’ve opened the house and stable for the police and fi efigh ers and let them walk

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the trails. Our temple has a blessing of the animals, and this spring we did it here so the horses could be blessed too. We feel like we have developed a warm relationship with the community; people drive by and leave wonderful messages in our mailbox.”

The homeowners and the horses reciprocate, she notes. “On Valentine’s Day I hung a huge banner on the fence along the road that read: Happy Valentine’s Day. Love, The Minis.” See www.stlouishomesmag.com for resources and additional photos.

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1. Variegated Liriope is one of my favorite fall-blooming perennials for its showy purple fl wer spires that emerge in late summer/early fall and jazz up an otherwise neutral perennial. Katy Scott, Green Guys.

2. Aromatic Aster. This compact grower provides the garden with bright, vibrant fall lavender color and will also attract butterflies o your garden. Aromatic Aster will tolerate poor soil and growing conditions, yet continue to thrive in the landscape. Justin Verbryck, Frisella Nursery.

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wer can be used as a container plant as well as a ground cover. The fl wer is one of the more eye catching fall bloomers thanks to its white-striped highlights that shoot out from the flower's center. Andria Gaeler, Chesterfield Valley Nursery.

4. Fall-blooming asters are dependable, sturdy perennials that will flower from October until first frost. David Sherwood, Sherwood’s Forest.

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Rain or shine, head over to the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House to see the natural habitat in which butterflies thrive. The Butterfly House is family friendly and a place for people of all ages to enjoy.

The conservatory is lushly planted with nearly 100 species of exotic fl wering tropical plants. In the Emerson Theater, people can learn about a butterfly’s life cycle before seeing the butterflies themsel es.

Visitors can see a huge variety of butterflies including the blue Morphos from Costa Rica, the Ruby Lacewing from Malaysia and the Golden Birdwing from the Philippines. Another exciting thing to do is to see the butterflies emerging as the Miracle of Metamorphosis display exhibits chrysalides.

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Visitors can learn about spiders and different types of cockroaches and how they’re beneficial to the environment.

The Butterfly House is an 8,000-square-foot conservatory sheathed in 646 pieces of glass, each measuring 4 by 6 feet and weighing approximately 200 pounds. The center vault, soaring to 36-feet high at its apex, is one of fi e vaults designed to minimize visual (and flight) obstru tion.

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By Barbara E. Stefàno Photography by Anne Matheis

WALLTOWALL Taking down one wall and building up another was the key to transforming the kitchen and hearth of one Smithton, IL, family home.

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It started, innocently enough, with plans to take down a wall that isolated the kitchen from the living room: a simple, minor demolition meant to create a larger kitchen with visual access to the living room. But after Renee Pipher and fiancé Kevin DeRossett initiated the project with the help of interior designer CJ Knapp of Yours by Design, they began to see greater potential in their Smithton, IL, ranch home.

“We just started by knocking out that wall,” Pipher says. “That meant new cabinets, then came the countertops, then we changed the paint. The look unfolded a little bit at a time.”

Tiles in the kitchen and carpeting in the living room were replaced with hardwood throughout. The couple soon discovered that the demolition of the kitchen wall and the new floo ing drove other necessary changes. With the kitchen now open to the living room, the unified space needed to look that way. What Knapp suggested next changed everything more than any of them anticipated.

“There was a lot of discussion about where to put the TV because that was on the wall we took out,” says Knapp. “So we built up a half wall by the stairs and put the TV on it. It changed the whole configuration of the room and created a hallway down the stairs.” The new layout made the television visible from all areas of the living room and kitchen, and created more space for a new sofa and swivel recliners. The changes inspired the couple to invest in additional changes to the living room and bedroom.

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Since the couple wanted a brighter space, Knapp had replaced the dark kitchen cabinets with cream-colored ones and installed a neutral countertop. Walls in both the kitchen and living room went from a dark yellow to a light tan with accents of coral, turquoise and shades of blue and gray. Can lighting and a clustered globe light fi ture in the bedroom brought in additional light where needed.

In designing the hearth, Knapp had to balance Pipher’s distaste for the original red brick with DeRossett’s desire to keep the fi eplace intact. “On top of that, it was too tall and it left a short area above it that made the room look short,” Knapp says. To fix the issue, she removed two courses of brick, moved the mantel down, painted the fi eplace in cream and tiled over the hearth. “It’s lighter, sleeker and makes the room look taller, more spacious.”

And Pipher can see it all without dodging from room to room. The large kitchen island and bar now anchors the open floor plan and provides a great vantage point to view the rest of the house and outside, where her 7-year-old son often plays. “I just absolutely love the fact that I can be in the kitchen while the family is in the living room and they can do their thing. The countertop is sort of like a little bar area where my son can sit and tell me about his day. Everything runs so much smoother. We just use this space so much more,” Renee says. See www.stlouishomesmag.com for resources.

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THE PISONI AWARD 1st - Remodel/Renovation - Schaub + Srote Architects, Heather Helms

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Don Pisoni is the inaugural recipient of the Pisoni Award, honoring someone who has impacted generations of designers. He is a lifelong embodiment of generosity, style and guidance who embraces everyone he meets with the same distinctive charm.

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DISTINGUISHED PERSON AWARD 1st - Master Suite - Hagan Associates, Inc, M. Kay Hagan

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Emily Castle is awarded the Distinguished Person due to her rise to the forefront of our design community.

She has built a strong business, which positively impacts her employees and business partners all while enriching the lives of her clients.

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SHINE A LIGHT Illuminate any space in your home with a lamp. Just be sure to follow these tips and tricks to make the right choice.

By Shannon Craig Photography courtesy of Chelsea House Hoping to shine a positive light on your home’s interiors? Mary Price of Brody’s Lamps—a Saint Louis lamp and shade destination since 1932—says the first step may be as simple as flipping the switch. “Harsh overhead lighting tends to wash out the room,” she explains. “You can get a better quality light, in any room, using lamps. What I find with many people though, is that they don’t know what they need.”

With more than 5,000 lamps of varying shapes, sizes, colors and occasions of use in store, Price acknowledges that findin the right lamp can be a little overwhelming. Fortunately, her decades of experience in lamps, shades and bulbs have brought a few simple tips and tricks to light.

“There’s no right or wrong way to light a room with lamps.”

Though size—“height and width, mainly,” Price explains—is the key factor to consider when finding the right lamp for your space, there are no fini e rules that delineate right from wrong style-wise.

In fact, lighting psychology, the study of human responses to light, suggests that it’s the quality of light in your home or workspace that can significantly affect both your cognitive and emotional state. Put simply, it is most important to choose a lighting solution that makes a room feel the way you’d like it to—be it bright and productive with direct exposure and cool blue hues, or relaxing and intimate with limited lumens and warm yellow tones.

“Most people will choose the wrong size.”

“You don’t want the lamp shade to be larger than the table,” Price illustrates. To ensure the lamp you love physically fits the environment, Price recommends bringing a photograph of the room you’re outfittin . “It’s all a matter of space. You may not have the space for a table, so a table lamp wouldn’t make sense.”

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Occasionally, the lamp you want may not be the lamp you need, so Brody’s sales associates make it a habit of selecting a range of options that fit the bil , stylishly and appropriately.

“The small details can refresh an entire room.”

Bringing swatches from your bedding or furniture for trim matching, choosing a new shade or bulb, or selecting one of Brody’s 620 finial options can all reveal the contemporary side of your well-loved lamp. “The finial holds the lampshade down,” Price explains, “and it’s also like jewelry for your lamp. We have everything from classic silver, brass, gold and bronze to ceramic and jade.” As far as shades go, traditional colors of white, cream, beige and black still operate as the most functionally useful options, “but you can mirror the colors and materials from around the room to match the shade trim, which is something many designers end up doing.” If you’re selecting a shade though, Price warns, “Bring the lamp. Otherwise it’s like buying a hat without a head.”

“We help from the beginning to the end of a room,” Price assures. So be it boom arm, torcherie, tripod, buffet or gooseneck, square, round, oval, or somewhere in between, with a little digging— and perhaps some professional assistance—the lamp and shade to suit both the form and function of your home is out there.

“There’s so much to finding the right lamp for the right location, the right use,” Price says. “It’s what I’ve loved helping people do for 40 years.” See www.stlouishomesmag.com for resources and additional photos.

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ANYTHING BUT BASIC

A comprehensive remodel takes a spec house in Ladue from run-of-the-mill to remarkable.

By Jamie Siebrase Photography by Robert “Ferd” Frank

“My passion is bringing out the best in the floor plan,” says Peg Hammerschmidt, interior architect at Hammer & Schmidt Design.

And while the homeowner describes her house’s original style as bland – “builder-grade late-90s contemporary,” she says – the catalyst for a stunning whole-house transformation was closet space, not aesthetic.

“The closets in the master bedroom were too small,” the homeowner begins. Two tiny walk-ins were expanded into a large, custom-designed unit featuring Touchless cabinetry, overhead lighting and plenty of built-in shoe racks, too. Fabricated by Classic Woodworking, espresso wood continues into the master bathroom, where Hammerschmidt designed a wrap-around, zigzag vanity with eye-catching chrome pulls designed to pop against mosaic glass tile walls and heated monolithic floo ing.

Before the renovation, a giant whirlpool tub sucked up half of the bathroom. Hammerschmidt traded that underutilized feature for a freestanding BainUltra therapy tub plus a walk-in, barrier-free shower.

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“Peg threw this wonderful lime paint on the wall,” the homeowner adds. Says Hammerschmidt, “So many people are afraid of it, but I think color is one of the most exciting things you can do in a space.”

You’ll notice some subtle Asian influences in the mas er suite — and those elegant touches trickle down to the kitchen, where Italian teak perimeter cabinets set the tone for a contemporary look made complete with tall, dark and textured wall units and a glistening glass tile backsplash.

Hammerschmidt describes the kitchen’s initial layout as “traditional and boring.” She started by opening up the room; with less drywall there was plenty of space for an expansive L-shaped island topped with Caesarstone quartz and teak counters, which are anchored by built-in cupboards and a hidden wine cooler.

There was more to tweak in the living room, where a basic fi eplace with a standard façade was redone into a brag-worthy hearth bordered by polished stainless steel and backlit niches — additional focal points for displaying art amassed during world travel.

The old living room was uninviting and seldom used. But you wouldn’t know it now! The upgraded space is “a conversation area,

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and a place for having cocktails with friends,” Hammerschmidt says. Oversized navy leather chairs make a big impact atop a custom-designed abstract rug. It’s always a good idea to carry heights, Hammerschmidt says, pointing out that, “Really tall windows and really tall ceilings call for big chairs.”

The home’s ultramodern Eastern theme peaks in the powder room, where Hammerschmidt designed a stunning, sculptural sink with a faucet that bursts right through the mirror.

Portions of an extensive art collection are shown on a brilliant and asymmetrical display area facing the under-lit glass sink. An overarching goal of the project was to produce a series of spaces so luxurious the homeowners would feel like they were on vacation while in the comfort of their own home — “And we sure do feel that way,” says the homeowner.

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& AFTER Before-and-after projects are always inspiring. This special section highlights a multitude of projects in a spectrum of design styles by professionals across the home-and-design industry. If you are looking to breathe new life into a special space in your home, check out these must-see makeovers. Whether big or small, any renovation project can make an impact on the overall look of your home.

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California Closets

14208 Manchester Rd., 636-779-0720 9701 Manchester Rd., 636-720-0455 californiaclosets.com

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he clients style, needs, and overall function for the closet had changed since originally having it installed years ago.

By collaborating, we transformed the closet to a timeless design. The Italian-inspired and exclusive to California Closets, Virtuoso integrates long fluid horizontal lines. The closet was designed with distinctive lighting that increases the functionality and dramatically enhances the aesthetic of a simple design.

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Classic Metal Craft 1315 S. Vandeventer St. Louis, MO 314-535-2022 ClassicMetalCraft.com

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lassic Metal Craft has been busy updating St. Louis homes with iron railings! Homeowners who are inspired to update their homes by the HGTV renovation reality shows are trending toward modern iron railings. Iron railings and cable railings are being featured commonly as replacements to traditional wood stair railings, both in the interior and the exterior of homes. Let one of our estimators help you with pricing as well as navigate you through the design process for a truly one of a kind railing.

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he greatest challenge to giving my client her dream kitchen was the soffit. It contained plumbing pipes so we had to work magic to make it go away. Using 42" off white with cream glace cabinets, dark wood island base with beautiful Cambria white/cream countertops, custom backsplash and rich new hardwoods floors, the dream was realized.

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mmediately upon closing, these homeowners called upon JCR Design Group to redesign and renovate the outdated kitchen of their new home. Periwinkle walls, double soffits and poor lighting were just a few of the items to eliminate. An oversized and awkward island was reconfigured for better flow, while new cabinetry, appliances, countertops, and lighting ultimately transformed the space. The result was a beautifully updated and functional kitchen that will serve this family for years to come.

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Karr Bick Kitchen + Bath 2715 Mercantile Dr, Brentwood, MO 63144 314-274-3640 KarrBick.com

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he homeowner’s #1 goal was for the kitchen to feel light and bright and for the adjacent spaces to encourage quality family time. While maintaining respect for the original architecture style, we removed a pantry, closed off an open stairwell, added french doors in the kitchen and expanded an existing header

in the adjoining breakfast room and sunporch then covered it with floor to ceiling panels. New life was breathed into a once closed off dining room with the addition of high archways. The kitchen and adjoining spaces are now a rustic, homey yet sophisticated place to relax.

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Chesterfield Valley Nursery

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Gigi Lombrano Interiors

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Chesterfield, MO 63017 stlinteriordesigner@yahoo.com 314-707-7291 Profile on Houzz.com

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he challenge was to transform a space filled with deep dormers, angled ceilings, curved walls and radiators into a functional space! Designating different zones created a usable space that would highlight the rooms best features while accommodating the quirks! The Dorothy-Draper-meets-Mary-MacDonald vision comes to life with modern, daring accents intermingled with Hollywood glam.

Pops of bold color unite the spaces. Tailored panels hung from the ceiling make the short windows seem taller and help to balance the awkward dormers and slanted ceilings. Curated artwork enhances the color scheme while keeping the room fresh, lively and fun.

esigner Jim Graeler of Chesterfield Valley Nursery worked with the homeowners to remove old, dated landscaping and create a functional and beautiful outdoor living space.

The addition of a fireplace created a year round gathering place.

Three bubbler boulders are visible from all areas of the backyard including the refurbished pool adding interest and atmosphere to the landscape. The new design allowed for better flow through the space and more usability for the client.

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he goal of this Chesterfield client was to combine new furniture with existing family antiques in a calm and peaceful way. We started with a rug, topped with a metallic hide to reflect the client’s western roots. Two antique consoles nicely anchored the new comfortable conversation area. Painting the walls a soft green and adding lamps, antique prints, accessories, shutters and custom draperies completed the serene space.

See your home through new eyes. Contact us now for assistance in creating your own “beautiful room”!

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ur one-of-a-kind lower levels are sought after. We embody a thoughtful, detailed approach to creating each of our distinctive lower level environments. It is our goal to reflect the lifestyle aspirations of those who enjoy them. We work carefully and closely with our clients and our contractors, ensuring each detail becomes part of the completed project, exactly as we envisioned it. The result: truly magical spaces, both timeless and sophisticated, always fun and filled with imaginative detail.

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Tom Manche Interiors LLC 7750 Maryland Avenue # 11767 Clayton, MO 63105 314-993-2700 TomMancheInteriors.com

Carole Hiatt Design Associates, LLC Carole Hiatt, ASID • Ali Venier, Allied ASID 4400 N Belt West, Bellville, Il 62226 618-233-1789

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he 70’s master bath was transformed into an updated multi-functional space for a retired couple. A zero entry shower for two, installed with grab bars and custom showerheads, allow for aging in place. Stone flooring in a herringbone pattern, a custom under-lit vanity, quartz countertop, glass tiles, and wall mounted commode spell durability and easy clean-up.

Crystal sconces and LED directional cans provide ambiance and functionality to the clean lines of this space.

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y clients expressed a desire to transform their family room into a “Scottish Cottage”. I explained that whether it was a Scottish, English or Welsh cottage, they would all be similar in that they incorporated pieces they had in the family going back generations. And, few of the furniture styles and fabric patterns would match. We then proceeded with that in mind. After the purchase of antique furniture and some period art, the room was beyond their expectations.

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Take your seat from the floor to the ceiling with a hanging chair. Not only are these funky furnishings statement pieces, but they are the ideal place to softly swing with a good book at the end of the day.

SEATING

By Melissa Mauzy

2 1 one: Wheel hanging chair, by Studio Stirling. two: Hanging rattan chair, by Serena & Lily. three: Ovis hanging chair, by Ladies and Gentleman Studio. four: Mamu nest hanging chair, by Maffam reeform. five: Renoir swing chair, by Sika-Design.

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If you own or designed a dream kitchen, be sure to enter St. Louis Homes & LIfestyles’ 2018 KITCHENS OF THE YEAR CONTEST. Winning kitchens will be featured in the JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE OF SLHL. For more info, visit www.stlouishomesmag.com or contact Melissa at 636-230-9640 x12, mmauzy@stloushomesmag.com.

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Places to go, things to do and see, and people who are leaving their mark on the world of style.

By Melissa Mauzy

La Maison, St. Louis, MO Photography by Corey Hogrefe

An old private school has been brought back to life and renovated into 25 gorgeous residential apartments in the Tower Grove neighborhood. Designers Channing Glover and Maria Lesko of C&M Interiors led the design strategy in collaboration with Paramount Property. As a nationally registered historic place, the designers’ goal was to create a design that gave a true nod to the building’s history while also rejuvenating the property to attract future tenants. Glover and Lesko created the branding aesthetic for the building, including the name “La Maison,” which means "the home" in French.

The fourth level of the building was the former school gymnasium.

Original hardwood floors were sanded and refinished and sleek, simple light fi tures, furnishings and artwork were installed to finish the grand hallway. For visual interest on the stairwells and hallways, a continuous 7-foot-high gray-and-white stripe accentuates the sharp angles and change of direction as you ascend and descend from each floo . The kitchens feature dark cabinetry with contrasting white quartz countertops. Contemporary fi tures were used throughout the units while also paying tribute to the historical features of the building.

Hearth & Drum, Denver, CO Photography by Take You Wild Photography

Anchoring Denver’s Union Station neighborhood, Hearth & Dram is a modern saloon that is both wood-fi e driven and whiskey focused.

The name refers to a brick- or stone-lined fi eplace – a sign of hospitality – and an Old World measurement for whiskey. The space, which seats 118, includes a bar and outdoor patio with views of Union Station and Coors Field. The interior design, meant to evoke the look of a charred whiskey barrel, includes floo -to-ceiling windows, steel architecture, a wooden communal table and rich leather upholstery. Additional highlights include playful taxidermy pieces; a floor-to-ceiling laddered whiskey library; Gold Rush-era mining equipment accents and art pieces by local artists. A seven-foot wood-fi ed hearth and an imported French rotisserie are viewable through the open kitchen, allowing guests to explore unique experiences.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece Photography by: Yiorgis Yerolymbos

The Stavros Niarchos Cultural Centre is comprised of the National Library of Greece and the Greek National Opera on a landscaped park. Designed

by Renzo Piano Building Workshop architects in collaboration with Betaplan, the opera and library are combined in one building with a public space, known as the Agora, providing access between the two facilities.

The library’s reading room is entirely glass-walled and sits on top of the building just underneath the canopy roof. A square, horizontal transparent box, it has 360-degree views of Athens and the sea. To further connect the site to the water, a canal in the park runs along a north-south main pedestrian axis called the Esplanade. A canopy roof provides essential shade and is topped with solar cells that generate 1.5 megawatts of power for the library and opera house.

Photography by: George Dimitrakopoulous

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SUMMER CLASSICS

The Summer Classics Home Store provides a unique design destination for Summer Classics luxury outdoor furniture and Gabby transitional indoor furniture and lighting. Located in the heart of Ellisville on the corner of Manchester and Clarkson, Summer Classics and Gabby have the winning combination of style, quality and comfort. Summer Classics has been a leader in the outdoor furniture for more than 35 years, known for its quality and timeless, classic design. And when it comes to high style indoor furniture and lighting in eclectic, vintage, modern and antique style, Gabby is constantly pushing the envelope to find the most beautiful materials and designs. If you’re looking to express your personal preferences and lifestyle in your home, look no further than Summer Classics and Gabby for a custom, stylish look that stands the test of time.

636-527- 7655, www.summerclassics.com/sc-stores/st- louis.

CHESTERFIELD VALLEY NURSERY

As summer gives way to fall it’s time to turn to our landscapes and freshen up by pulling out summer annuals and making way for brilliant fall plantings. Autumn is the time to weed the beds, prune, apply fresh mulch, and prep your lawn for the next growing season.

For a full range of fall clean up services and gorgeous fall landscape designs, contact Chesterfield Valley Nursery.

636-532-9307, Chesterfield alleyNursery.com.

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CLASSIC METAL CRAFT

For new construction and renovations, consider ornamental ironwork to dress up the interior and exterior of your home. These fence panels and this beautiful patio gate are fabricated with iron scroll balusters and a custom fleur de lis design. Enjoy the view of your yard, pool or garden even more with custom ironwork. Also, see our website to learn about other products we can make for your home.

314-535-2022, www.classicmetalcraft.com.

AMINI’S

St. Louis’ Most Sophisticated Furniture and Lighting Gallery The Solstice Collection is handcrafted with an ultra-modern aesthetic and appeal. Created to showcase the finest in linear luxe, the Solstice Collection incorporates slender yet solid supports and elegant angles for an exciting visual impact. This collection is full of options for outdoor relaxation, conversation and dining. Visit us in Chesterfield Valley.

636-537-9200, AMINIS.com.

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FINE FURNISHINGS

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Like a custom made suit, custom furniture is a perfect fit, expressing your individuality. KDR Designer Showrooms is proud to represent distinctive lines such as Thayer Coggin, crafting high-quality upholstered furniture including custom made to order pieces. Let our team of experts guide you on your search for the right piece. Walk right in to discover the endless possibilities in luxury home furnishings, weekdays 9 am to 5 pm. 314- 993-5020, kdrshowrooms.com

DESIGN & DETAIL

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WILSON LIGHTING

This stunning 5 drawer Patchwork Chest by Mariana Home is a modern work of art for your home design. With hand laid patchwork veneer in zebra wood that wraps around to the back, this treasure is versatile and can float throughout your space. Its pulls and legs are satin brass and compliment the elegant craftsmanship of this unique piece. Find this chest exclusively at Wilson Lighting, where our knowledgeable staff will assist you in your design endeavor. 314-222-6300, wilsonlighting.com

AMINI'S

St. Louis' Most Sophisticated Furniture and Lighting Gallery Just like a dream, the Synchronicity Collection from Universal Home touches the heart of your being, shines forth its radiance and openly reveals itself to us. Elegant hardware contrasts with the Traditional bedroom collection for the perfect balance of casual and sophistication. Visit us in Chesterfield Valley. 636-537-9200, AMINIS.com

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CLASSIC OR CRAZE

WALL-PANEL HEADBOARDS.

For our October design issue, we asked local design professionals to share their opinions on WALL-PANEL HEADBOARDS. Here is what they had to say.

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“Wall-paneled headboards are a classic trend. They are very popular in “I think they are absolutely a craze! Transitional design doesn't have todays streamlined home, but we have seen them in different forms in much staying power. Trendy now, but soon it will look dated and oh so the past. They keep coming back around and I’m sure this isn’t the last we 2017. Then, on to the next trend.” Teddy Karl, The Great Cover-Up. will see of this classic design element.” Carolyn Brotherton, Design & Detail.

“They are a craze, but with a classic twist. Most classic designs started “Classic!!! Wall-mounted headboards can make a big design statement as a craze, but good design has made them stand up to the test of time as well as save space in a bedroom.....choosing the right fabric can transform and made them a classic. Fads come and go and those with good design your drab bedroom wall into a work of art!” Mary Beth Leritz, LuLu seem to come back in popularity about every 30-40 years. So what will Belles Fabrics. be the next revival of a previous fad?” Barbara Allen, Inside Out. “I think if everyone were doing this it would be a craze, but this style is still very unique and can be a classic depending on the size, style and fabric. A wall-panel headboard makes quite a bold statement in a room, whether it’s the full wall or just floor to ceiling behind the bed. They can make a small room seem grand, and it’s a useful tool in a designer’s toolbox.

I think the wall-panel headboard should go big or go home: if you’re going to do it, do it big for the drama it can create!” Dana King, Next Project Studio.

“Just as sleigh beds were so 2013, next came upholstered headboards and then four-post or canopy beds. Design is like fashion, it begins on the runway, or for interiors it's called ‘market.’ High-end designs make their debut, they become so popular and the ‘must-have-look of the season.’ Soon enough they are available everywhere and the market becomes over-saturated and eventually passé'. Wall-panel headboards may be here today and gone tomorrow. My vote is craze.” Joni Spear, Joni Spear Interior Design.

Vänt, in partnership with St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles, is giving one lucky winner a gift card for a Vänt wall panel headboard to fit a twin, queen or king-sized bed. Enter at stlouishomesmag.com/vant for your chance to win. Entries accepted through Oct. 20, 2017. The winner will be announced on social media Oct. 24.

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